Thoughts on the Pixel Slate?

[AgentOrange96]

Looking at the Pixel Slate, it seems to me like it's what the Pixel C should have been. The Pixel C seems to have been released as a Surface Pro competitor. However, two key strengths of the Surface Pro were the desktop operating system and pen support. These are both things the Pixel C doesn't have. The Pixel Slate, by contrast, rocks an x86 processor and Chrome OS with Linux app support. As well, it is compatible with the Chromebook Pen. It seems Google has, shockingly, learned something from their mistakes on the Pixel C. Apple could take a hint from this with their iPad Pro, per the OS.

The one area I see as not as good is the keyboard. While backlighting is nice, I feel the hinge design on the Pixel C was absolute gold! I realize they needed room for the touchpad, but the design of the Pixel Slate's keyboard just seems so lame in comparison. It's the usual folding cover trick. If I can't stick my tablet to a fridge, then what's the point?

For me personally, I got my Pixel C knowing full well of its shortcomings. I never intended to use it like a Surface Pro, but instead wanted something to use more like I used to my Nexus 10. I specifically wanted an Android tablet, and for that the Pixel C has been amazing! So I really have no regrets there. But ever since the Pixel C came out, I always remember thinking that, for what it's supposed to be, it really missed the mark. It's cool to see that Google has taken a lesson from that. Had the Pixel Slate come out when the Pixel C did, I think it'd've done really well. Nowadays, we'll have to see. Onenote for Android still is lacking some features. (Although a working equation editor exists, you just can't insert new equations.) That's still a major strength for both the iPad Pro and the Surface Pro.

 

[alexjzim]

Bummer its x86. A port of this would be a dream come true

 

[rroohh93]

do you think is even possible to bring chrome os to pixel C now that the pixel slate will be released?

 

[93fuelslut]

Bummer its x86. A port of this would be a dream come true

I heard of people claiming there is a lot of lag with the slate

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Is the slate capable of rooting phones, and running ADB commands?

 

[dkryder]

it is the first tablet that has several processor options. the i7 is ~$1,800. welcome to the really big leagues. do ipads even get to that price point? how does the most expensive ipad compare to the most expensive slate? this crap is for millionaires and i'm not one of them. i noticed google is pushing payment plans to supposedly allow people who can't pay full price up front to go into debt to own one. how nice. google is dead as far as offering affordable devices. and this is even before we learn about what the problems are. i would be willing to bet that there will be issues on some models that are not on others. maybe the 600 buck one turns out to be a real pain the the ass while the $1,800 i7 runs rather well. socio-economic class distinctions across one device. i remember when the pixel c came they had to offer 200 or 300 buck discounts to get more devs to buy in so there would be apps built for it. maybe early next year after all the initial bumblefrack gets known they start offering the cheap model for 400 bucks or less and the i7 for 1100. once again turning the early bird adopters into early bird suckers. whatever, i learned back in the pixel c days to wait for the 2nd or 3rd revision of the device so the early bugs are worked out and hopefully a lower discounted price. but anyone who wants to jump right in be my guest because we all end up learning from your mistake.

 

[tevil]

honestly chrome OS is prety much garbage. Im a long time android user, own a pixel c. My girl got me the slate for an xmas gift, I got her the new ipad pro 12". I thought chrome OS was just a learning curve thing but it is just complete trash. most of the apps for android DONT work right, regardless what google claims, the soft typing on this thing is the worst I have ever used on ANYTHING. Its constantly correcting words wrong, it corrects words that dont need to be corrected because it just feels like it and when YOU correct the word it just ignores you and does whatever it wants. The swyping is AWFUL. 90% of the time it never makes a space between the words, it doesnt know what youre swyping and just types what it wants. Its insert function is horrid. You realize it made a mistake so you go back to delete something a few words back and it just gives you the hardest time. I want to get around to making a video for it but I dont want my girl to feel bad watching me trash this thing. I try to use it and enjoy it when were surfing in bed but she cant help but see me getting frustrated.

If I could remove chrome OS and just put android in it, I would be SO happy.

 

[ckelly33]

The modern Pixel Slate is FAR better than it was at release or even months later.